2014 Australia national soccer team season

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Australia
2014 season
ChairmanFrank Lowy
ManagerAnge Postecoglou
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This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2014.

Summary[]

In their first full year under new coach Ange Postecoglou, the national team managed only one victory from eleven matches. The bulk of the matches were friendlies and included a 4–3 loss to Ecuador despite leading 3–0. Australia participated in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and were unable to proceed beyond the group stage after losing all three games.

Record[]

Type GP W D L GF GA
Friendly 8 1 2 5 8 13
FIFA World Cup 3 0 0 3 3 9
Total 11 1 2 8 11 22

Match results[]

Friendlies[]

5 March 2014 Australia  3–4  Ecuador London, England
20:00 Cahill Goal 8'31'
Jedinak Goal 15' (pen.)
Langerak Red card 58'
Summary
Report
Martínez Goal 56'
Castillo Goal 60' (pen.)
E.Valencia Goal 76'
Méndez Goal 90+1'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 7,133
Referee: Lee Probert (England)
26 May 2014 Australia  1–1  South Africa Sydney, Australia
19:30 Cahill Goal 14' Summary
Report
Patosi Goal 13' Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 50,468
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
6 June 2014 Australia  0–1  Croatia Salvador, Brazil
Summary
Report
Jelavić Goal 58' Stadium: Estádio de Pituaçu
Referee: Francisco Carlos do Nascimento (Brazil)
4 September 2014 Belgium  2–0  Australia Liège, Belgium
20:45 (UTC+2) Mertens Goal 18'
Witsel Goal 77'
Report Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 16,850
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
8 September 2014 Saudi Arabia  2–3  Australia London, United Kingdom
20:00 (UTC+1) Fallatah Goal 71' (pen.)
Al-Jassim Goal 84'
Report Cahill Goal 3'
Jedinak Goal 6'
Wright Goal 77'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 3,677
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
10 October 2014 United Arab Emirates  0–0  Australia Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
18:30 (UTC+4) Report Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)
14 October 2014 Qatar  1–0  Australia Doha, Qatar
19:30 (UTC+3) Ibrahim Goal 61' Report Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
18 November 2014 Kirin Challenge Cup Japan  2–1  Australia Osaka, Japan
Konno Goal 61'
Okazaki Goal 68'
Report Cahill Goal 90+2' Stadium: Nagai Stadium
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

FIFA World Cup[]

13 June 2014 Group Stage Chile  3–1  Australia Cuiabá, Brazil
19:00 Sánchez Goal 12'
Valdivia Goal 14'
Beausejour Goal 90+2'
Summary
Report
Cahill Goal 35' Stadium: Arena Pantanal
Attendance: 40,275
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
18 June 2014 Group Stage Australia  2–3  Netherlands Porto Alegre, Brazil
13:00 Cahill Goal 21'
Jedinak Goal 54' (pen.)
Summary
Report
Robben Goal 20'
van Persie Goal 58'
Memphis Goal 68'
Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio
Attendance: 42,877
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
23 June 2014 Group Stage Australia  0–3  Spain Curitiba, Brazil
13:00 Summary
Report
Villa Goal 36'
Torres Goal 69'
Mata Goal 82'
Stadium: Arena da Baixada
Attendance: 39,375
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Player statistics[]

Correct as of 18 November 2014 (v.  Japan).
Numbers are listed by player's number in FIFA World Cup or last friendly played

No. Pos Nat Player Total Friendlies World Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Mathew Ryan 9 0 6+0 0 3+0 0
12 GK Australia Mitchell Langerak 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
18 GK Australia Brad Jones 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
18 GK Australia Adam Federici 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
2 DF Australia Ivan Franjic 6 0 4+1 0 1+0 0
3 DF Australia Jason Davidson 9 0 6+0 0 3+0 0
6 DF Australia Matthew Spiranovic 5 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
6 DF Australia Nikolai Topor-Stanley 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
8 DF Australia Bailey Wright 1 1 1+0 1 0+0 0
8 DF Australia Luke Wilkshire 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
13 DF Australia Aziz Behich 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
17 DF Australia Brad Smith 4 0 0+4 0 0+0 0
19 DF Australia Ryan McGowan 4 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
20 DF Australia Trent Sainsbury 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0
22 DF Australia Alex Wilkinson 11 0 7+1 0 3+0 0
22 DF Australia Curtis Good 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF Australia Chris Herd 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
5 MF Australia Mark Milligan 7 0 5+1 0 1+0 0
8 MF Australia Joshua Brillante 4 0 2+2 0 0+0 0
9 MF Australia Mitch Nichols 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
10 MF Australia Ben Halloran 6 0 0+3 0 0+3 0
11 MF Australia Tommy Oar 9 0 6+0 0 3+0 0
13 MF Australia Oliver Bozanic 4 0 0+2 0 1+1 0
14 MF Australia James Troisi 7 0 3+2 0 0+2 0
15 MF Australia Mile Jedinak 10 3 7+0 2 3+0 1
16 MF Australia James Holland 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0
16 MF Australia Carl Valeri 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
17 MF Australia Matt McKay 5 0 1+2 0 2+0 0
20 MF Australia Dario Vidošić 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0
20 MF Australia Tom Rogić 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Australia Massimo Luongo 5 0 3+2 0 0+0 0
23 MF Australia Mark Bresciano 8 0 2+3 0 2+1 0
24 MF Australia Aaron Mooy 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
4 FW Australia Tim Cahill 10 7 6+2 5 2+0 2
7 FW Australia Mathew Leckie 11 0 7+1 0 3+0 0
9 FW Australia Tomi Juric 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
9 FW Australia Adam Taggart 3 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
9 FW Australia Joshua Kennedy 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
10 FW Australia Robbie Kruse 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW Australia Bernie Ibini 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
  • Source:[citation needed]

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